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Non-official group announces results of ‘98 reef survey

Date Posted: 1998-12-11

A non-official volunteer group in Ishigaki City announced the results of their survey on the condition of the coral reefs in the ocean surrounding Okinawa. The group called the Coral Network is planning to investigate the condition of the reefs in more detail in the near future, but their report states that the reefs they checked so far were in worse shape than a year ago.

The chairman of the Coral Network, Nobuo Saeki, announced at a press conference that at most sites of rare coral colonies, living coral was decreased. He also said that the condition of the coral reefs was getting worse. They asked more people to understand to preserve the coral reefs and other living organisms in the Okinawan Ocean.